Back from the dead: a thanatosis report in Pseudoleptodesmus rubescens (Gervais, 1836) (Diplopoda: Polydesmida, Chelodesmidae)

Rodrigo S. Bouzan; Edvandro A. Ribeiro; Mariana S. Zanon; Antonio D. Brescovit; Luiz F.  M. Iniesta

doi:10.37486/2675-1305.ec05036

Authors

Rodrigo S. Bouzan Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, SP, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5331-7031
Edvandro A. Ribeiro 3Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, São Gonçalo, RJ, Brazil/Projeto Biodiversidade de Magé, Magé, RJ, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3043-4753
Mariana S. Zanon Projeto Biodiversidade de Magé, Magé, RJ, Brazil https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9888-0983
Antonio D. Brescovit Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, SP, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1511-5324
Luiz F. M. Iniesta Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, SP, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0529-4162

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37486/2675-1305.ec05036

Keywords:

Atlantic Forest, Tonic Immobility, millipede, Neotropical region, behavior

Abstract

The intriguing thanatosis was observed for the second time for a member of the family Chelodesmidae. This behavior was recorded for the species Pseudoleptodesmus rubescens (Gervais, 1836), in the municipality of Magé, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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